This is a presentation of some notable Quakers who became well known nationally or internationally. The lists are in chronological order by birth date - with the newest listings at the top of each list.
There are many other worthy Friends who might also be listed here.
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Before There Were Quakers
Jesus of Nazareth
Love Thine Enemies The Light of the World The Beatitudes
Quaker Ancestors
The Westmoreland Seekers The Puritans, The Ranters, The Diggers, The Levelers & Other Dissident Groups Martin Luther Johannes Gutenberg Columba Pelagius Apostle Paul The Disciples
Friendly Witnesses ~ Publishers of Truth
Ministers
D. Elton Trueblood Thomas Kelly Joel & Hannah Bean John Gurney John Wilbur Elias Hicks Stephen Grellet Mary Fisher George Fox James Naylor Isaac Pennington Margaret Fell Mary Dyer Elizabeth Hooten The Valiant Sixty
Activists
George & Lillian Willhouby George Lakey Jim Corbett Ham Seok-heon Eric Baker Emily Greene Balch Albert S. Bigelow Bayard Rustin American Friends Service Committee & British Friends Service Council Clarence E. Pickett Henry Joel Cadbury Rufus Jones Alice Paul Elizabeth Fry Lucretia Coffin Mott John Hunn Sarah Mapps Douglass Thomas Garrett Paul Cuffee Warner Mifflin John Woolman Anthony Benezet
Politicians
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge Richard Nixon Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers Philip Noel-Baker Inazo Nitobe Herbert Hoover Noah Haynes Swayne John Greenleaf Whittier William Penn
Creative Spirits ~ Quaker Artists & Performers
Writers
Margaret Hope Bacon Daisy Newman Jan de Hartog Jessamyn West John Greenleaf Whittier Anna Sewell Charles Brockden Brown Robert Barclay Edward Burrough
Visual Artists
Signe Wilkinson James Turrell Fritz Eichenberg Mary Vaux Walcott Sylvia Shaw Judson Edward Hicks
Film & Theater
Caleb Deschanel The Leaveners Ben Kingsley Judi Dench F. Murray Abraham Paul Eddington
Musicians
Madi Diaz-Svalgard Annie & Peter Blood-Patterson John Raitt Bonnie Raitt Ned Rorem Edward Mac Dowell
Leap of Faith ~ Friends Exploring Science & Business
Scientists
George F. R. Ellis, Ph.D. Frederick Sanger Jocelyn Bell Burnell Joseph H. Taylor Jr. Kenneth & Elise Boulding Arthur Stanley Eddington Kathleen Lonsdale Mary Vaux Walcott Joseph Lister Ernest Shackleton Joseph Lister Ann Preston Thomas Hodgkin William Allen Luke Howard John Dalton William Bartram Benjamin Banneker John Bartram Sybilla Masters
Entrepreneurs
Lizzie J. Magie Johns Hopkins Roland Hussey Macy John Cadbury Rebecca Lukens
Friends With Quaker Roots ~ Some Notable & Some Notorious
These famous people at one time or another have been, or have been known for their association with Quakers. Most were raised in the Society of Friends. Though they left the faith they are often identified as Quakers. Some of these folks are well thought of and some are not. An even longer list could be made of prominent people who at one time or another attended Quaker schools. If you know whether any of these people were/are practicing Quakers as adults please let us know.
Dave Matthews Bradley Whitford Scott Simon Jim Broadbent Blythe Danner Anne Tyler Twyla Tharp Joan Baez Jim Fowler James Dean Edward R. Murrow David Lean James Michener Drew Pearson Rex Stout Hedda Hopper Grant Wood Paul Robeson Major General Smedley Darlington Butler John Balderston Sally Rand Annie Oakley Hetty Green Hannah Whitall Smith Susan B. Anthony Maria Mitchell Walt Whitman Thomas Paine Prudence Crandall Dolley Madison Nathaniel Greene Daniel Boone Betsey Ross Benjamin West Ann Lee
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